Un-Crusing Alaska: Ukufumanisa I-Passside Passage nge-Small Ship

I-Alaska i-Un-Cruise Way

Kwiindawo ezininzi zokuhamba, iAlaska yindawo yokuphupha. Emva kwakho konke, urhulumente omkhulu eUnited States unikeza ezinye zeendawo ezikude kunye nezihle, ezinokuthi zenzeke, kwaye likhaya kwiindawo ezilwanyana zasendle ezimangalisayo, iimbali ezizityebi, kunye neenkcubeko ezithandekayo eziyingxenye ebalulekileyo yelifa lemveli. Ewe, enye yezona ndlela ezidumileyo ukutyelela i-Alaska yi-nqanawa yeenqanawa, ngokuqhelekileyo iyahambelana nendlela abahambahamba ngayo abaninzi abafana nokuhlola indawo entsha.

Kodwa njengoko sikuxelele inyanga edlulileyo , i-Un-Cruise idala iindlela zokuhamba ezincinci ezicwangciswe ngokukodwa ngabahambi abakhulayo engqondweni. Enye yezinyathelo ezikhethileyo ithatha abagibeli ngeAlaska eyaziwayo kwiPasage Passage, indawo enhle kakhulu ekufuneka ibonakale ikholelwa.

I-Passside Passage yindawo eyaziwayo yeenqanawa zokuhamba, kunye neenkampani ezininzi ezisebenza ngaphakathi kuloo ndawo. Kodwa yintoni ebeka i-Un-Cruise options ngaphandle kwesihlwele kukuba zenzeka kwiinqanawa ezincinci. Nangona ininzi yezinye iinqwelo ezihamba ngeenqanawa zihamba kwiinqanawa ezithwele amakhulu-ukuba ngabayizinkulungwane-abagibeli, iinqanawa ezingekho ngaphaya kwe-Cruise zibahamba ngabangaphantsi kwama-80. Ngokomzekelo, uMqhubi we-Wilderness , umkhumbi we-186-unyawo ophethe iindwendwe ezingama-74 xa unamandla. Oku kwenza amava ahluke kakhulu kubanye abaqhubi, abahlala beziva bengabonakaliyo kwaye bengabonakali.

Uhambo lwam Un-Cruise lwaluyihambo leentsuku ezi-7 ezahamba ngomkhombe-dolophu wase-Alaska, eJunau kwaye zaphela kwindawo ecwangcisiweyo yolwandle phantsi kweSitka. Uhambo olufanayo lunokwenziwa kwakhona, nangona amava akhulu kakhulu. Ngaphezulu kweveki emanzini, iinqanawa zihambela eziliqela zeendawo eziye zihle kakhulu kangangokuthi ziza kushiya abantu abanamava abaxhaphaza iintloko zabo.

Iimbono zisuka kwiindawo ezikude kunye nama-coves ukuya kwiintsika ezikhethiweyo zeqhwa ezikhupha amawaka ezinyawo ngaphesheya. Oku kunika inxweme yase-Alaska ingqondo engakaze ibe yinto engabonakaliyo kwezinye iindawo ezininzi emhlabeni.

KuGlacier Bay National Park

Kakade, i-jewel enkulu yale mihlaba ephawulekayo neyakhazimulayo kufuneka ibe yiGlacier Bay National Park, i-3.3 million ye-acre entlango esilondolozelayo ehlanganisa iintaba ezinqabileyo, amahlathi emvula kunye nama-fjords amakhulu. Un-Cruise ithatha abagibeli ukuya emaphethelweni kaMarjorie Glacier, udonga olunomtsalane lweqhwa elula amabali ama-25 ubude. Ngaloo mkhulu, kwinqanawa yokuhamba iinqanawa inokuziva iyancipha, ikwazi ukufumana udonga olunzulu lwengqimba.

Ukufikelela epakini kunikwe kuphela ngesikebhe, kwaye ezininzi iindlela zokuhamba ngeendlela zokuhamba ziyakwazi ukuchitha ixesha elilinganiselwe kumanzi alo ngaphambi kokuhamba. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba i-Un-Cruise isebenza ngeenqanawa ezincinci, iindlela zabo zokuhamba zihamba ngendlela eninzi xa kuziwa ekuhloleni i-Glacier Bay. Abahambi bangashiya i- Explorer ye-Wilderness ukuba bathabathe ikhefu elifutshane kwimvula yamanzi esekelwe kwidolophu yaseGustavus, indawo enokuhlala kwabemi abangama-400 kunye neenja ezingama-200. Ezinye izinto eziphakamileyo zokutyelela epaki kazwelonke zazibandakanya ukuhamba nge-Johns Hopkins Glacier enkulu, bebukele iibhokhwe zeentaba kwiindawo eziphakamileyo eziphezulu, kunye namatywina angamabala angabantwana babo.

Izabelo ezisebenzayo

Umhla oqhelekileyo ohambweni olungenaku-Cruise unikezela abagibeli ithuba lokuthatha inxaxheba kwezinye iindawo ezihamba phambili. Ngokuqhelekileyo banikwa ukhetho olunye uhlobo lomsebenzi ekuseni, nomnye ngemini, nangona kukho izihlandlo zemihla ngemihla. Lezo zihambela zinika abahambi ithuba lokuphuma emkhombeni ngokukhawuleza kwaye bahlolisise i-Passside Passage ngezinye iindlela. Ngokomzekelo, ngeentsuku ezithile abagibeli banokukhethwa ukuba bahambe "ukunyuka kwamahlathi", ukuhamba ngeentlango ezijikelezileyo ngaphandle kwendlela enkulu yokukhokela indlela. Ngaphandle koko, banokukhetha ukuya kwinqanawa elwandle, bathathe uhambo olukulo mxwemeni, batyelele indawo kwindawo yokukhwela kwe-zodiac, okanye ukuhlanganiswa kwazo zonke ezi ngasentla.

Le mi sebenzi izisa into ehamba phambili kwi-cruise, kwaye ayifumaneki kubagibeli beenqanawa ezinkulu.

Uninzi lwezo mjelo alunamathuba amaninzi ngokuya kwi-Passage Passage, mayekeke avumele iindwendwe zabo ziqalise kule zihlobo zohambo. Kodwa le mi sebenzi inika ithuba lokuba ezinye iintlanganiso ezingalibalekiyo. Ngokomzekelo, kwi-kayak ekhokelekileyo iqela elithile leendwendwe lafumana uphawu lwe-curious oluye laphela ukubalandela malunga neyona ngxenye yeeyure. Ngethuba lexesha, isidalwa esincinci sinobubele sifike kuzo zonke i-kayak kwiqela, kungena nje ngeenyawo ezimbalwa. Yiloo ndlela yokuhlangana ukuba abahambi baya kukhumbula, kwaye kwakungeke kwenzeke kwi-Alaska cruise.

Kwesinye isihlandlo bonke abagibeli abahamba kwi- Explorer Wilderness bafumana umzekelo ocacileyo wendlela u-Un-Cruise ehluke ngayo kukhuphiswano. Ngelinye ilanga iinqanawa zafumana igama le-pod yeminyango ehamba emdeni, kwaye ivenkile yaphela ihamba ngeekhilomitha ezingama-85 ukusuka kwindlela yayo ukuze ikhangele phambili ezi zilwanyana ezimangalisayo. Ukusuka kwinqanawa le nqanawa abagibeli bakwazi ukubona izilwanyana ezinqamlezayo zokubhukuda emanzini, zivame ukugqithisa iindinyana zabo okanye zidibanise phezulu ngaphandle kwesaphetha. Umqhubi wayeza kuhamba ngelo busuku nje ukuba ayenze kwindawo elandelayo ngentsasa, kodwa bonke abantu bevumile bavuma ukuba bekufanelekile. Iinqanawa ezinkulu zokuhamba ngeenqanawa zineendlela eziqulathekileyo kwaye zinamathela kuyo.

Ngaphakathi kwe-Explorer Wilderness

Ubomi kwi- Wilderness Explorer lukhululekile kwaye lukhulu. Iikhampasi zincinci, kodwa zenzelwe kakuhle kwaye zicolile. Abaqeqeshi, abakhokeli beentlango, kunye nabasebenzi bangaphezulu kwintonga, bhinqa ngasemva ukuze baqinisekise ukuba abahambi banakho konke okufunekayo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba amagumbi ahlambulukile kwaye agcinwe kakuhle. Abasebenzi bekhitshi bahamba ngentla nangaphezulu ekwenzeni izidlo ezintathu ezilungileyo imihla ngemihla, ngelixa umthetheli egcina abagibeli bazisa malunga noko kwenzeka ntoni kwinqanaba lohambo. Le nqanawa ixhotyiswe ne-tub yokutshisa, ekwazi ukufika emva kokuhamba kweentsuku ezihamba phambili kwi-hiking okanye kwi-kayaking. Lawo manzi aphazamisayo anika ukuphucula okuphazamisayo ngombono obalaseleyo ngezinto ezithile zeAlaska.

Ukongezelela, iinqanawa ezincinci zenza ukuba kube lula ukuba bonke abagibeli beemkhunjini bakwazi ukubazana. Ingaba iphezu kokutya okumnandi, ukuchitha ixesha kwikhefu lokukhusela, okanye ukuzonwabisa ngentshukumo efanelekileyo, wonke umntu unelungelo lokuchitha ixesha kunye nabanye abantu. Oku kudala umxhelo omkhulu wobudlelwane phakathi kwababini nabagibeli, okwenza ukuba uhlehlise ekupheleni kweveki kunzima kakhulu.

I-Un-Cruise experience inenomdla kakhulu. Akukuphela nje uhambo oluqhubela phambili kwizinga ngalinye, kuyacaca ukuba abahambi banikezelwa ukufikelela kunye nokuchazwa kwiPasage yangaphakathi engenakukwazi ukukhangela inqanawa enkulu. Ukongezelela, uhlobo oluthe xaxa lohambo luya kwandisa umonakalo we-adventure ongafumanekanga kwenye indawo, leyo inceda ngokuqinisekileyo i-Un-Cruise ukuze uphile ngokuvumelana nomsebenzi wokuba uncedo oluhle kubahambi be-adventure.